Ryu and I entered the car, the silence hanging between us like a thick fog. His hands gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles taut, his eyes fixed straight ahead. The engine hummed beneath us, but the world outside felt distant, muffled by the stillness inside the car.I couldn't stand the quiet anymore."Ryu..." I began, my voice soft at first, unsure of how to break through whatever was going on in his mind. "Can you say a word? Your silence is suffocating."His grip on the wheel tightened even more, but he didn't speak at first. The seconds dragged on, stretching into what felt like eternity. I wanted to ask him a thousand things, wanted to know what was going through his mind, but I kept quiet, waiting for him to say something.Finally, after what seemed like forever, he sighed, his shoulders relaxing just slightly."I'm just worried why they're after you again," he muttered, his voice low. "Yet, as much as I wanted to take you home, I still can't."I frowned. "What do you mean y
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